The Fourth Plenary Session of the Chinese Communist Party is expected to review the '15th Five-Year Plan.' On the front page of the People's Daily on the 21st, the CCP’s official media stated that during the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, it is necessary to place the development of new quality productive forces according to local conditions in an even more prominent strategic position.
On the 21st, the People's Daily published an article on the front page titled 'New Quality Productive Forces Ignite New Engine for High-Quality Development.'
The article points out that China is at a critical stage of accelerating transformation and upgrading and striving to promote high-quality development. The impact of external shocks is increasing, while internal difficulties and challenges remain numerous. There is an urgent need to respond to the uncertainties of the rapidly changing external environment with the certainties of high-quality development.
The article believes that with the end of the '14th Five-Year Plan' approaching and preparations for the '15th Five-Year Plan' underway, the phased deployments of Chinese-style modernization continue in an orderly manner. At this historical juncture, the layout of new quality productive forces is of great significance. In the '15th Five-Year Plan' period, it is imperative to place the development of new quality productive forces according to local conditions in an even more prominent strategic position.
The article goes on to say that new generations of information technology, biotechnology, new energy, new materials, high-end equipment, new energy vehicles, green and environmental protection, as well as aerospace, marine equipment, and other strategic emerging industries are rapidly developing and growing; future industries such as brain-like intelligence, quantum information, gene technology, future networks, deep sea and space development, hydrogen energy and energy storage are being nurtured and developed.
The article states that new industries generated by revolutionary technological breakthroughs are opening up a new path that breaks away from traditional economic growth models.